Impacted business computers have already been isolated while other systems' cybersecurity defenses have already been enhanced amid an ongoing investigation into the means of malware compromise and the types of exfiltrated data.
McDonald's also reiterated that there is no association between the incident — which was reported in Japan, Bangkok, London, Milan, Denmark, Australia, and the UK and has since been resolved.
Numerous widely known Ukrainian media outlets, including major online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda and business media site Liga.net, have been hijacked by Russian threat actors to post false news regarding the decimation of Ukrainian special forces in the city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.